Walt Disney Pictures has a legacy of exploring other-worldly planes and expanding the reaches of children’s imaginations with films like 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and The Black Hole. The newest trailer has been released for a new animated film that continues that tradition. Strange World brings a classic concept of exploration to a modern age. The film comes from the people who have brought us last year’s Raya and the Last Dragon, Don Hall and Qui Nguyen.
The film’s official synopsis reads, “The feature film introduces a legendary family of explorers, the Clades, as they attempt to navigate an uncharted, treacherous land alongside a motley crew that includes a mischievous blob, a three-legged dog, and a slew of ravenous creatures.”
The legendary family will be voiced by Jake Gyllenhaal as Searcher Clade, who is a regular family man who is thrust into this mission by the leader of Avalon, Dennis Quaid as Searcher’s quirky and brave explorer father, Jaeger, and Jaboukie Young-White as Searcher’s 16-year-old son, Ethan, who yearns for an adventure. Gabrielle Union voices Meridian Clade, Searcher’s wife and Ethan’s mother, who, herself, is an accomplished pilot. And Lucy Liu plays Callisto Mal, who is the leader of Avalonia. Callisto leads this expedition into uncertain terrain and enlists the help of the Clades.
Director Don Hall says the film is “inspired by classic adventure stories. Strange World is an original animated adventure/comedy about three generations of the Clade family who overcome their differences while exploring a strange, wondrous, and oftentimes hostile world.” Strange World is produced by Big Hero 6 and Tangled producer Roy Conli.
The new animated film is slated for release in U.S. theaters on November 23.
What do you think? Are you excited about a new Disney adventure? What are some of your favorite world exploration films of the past?